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    Our Different Paths (Book 1 of the Our Different Paths Trilogy)
    Our Different Paths (Book 1 of the Our Different Paths Trilogy)
    Our Different Paths (Book 1 of the Our Different Paths Trilogy)
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    Our Different Paths (Book 1 of the Our Different Paths Trilogy)

    By M.B. Mohan

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    "Our Different Paths” is a tale of friendship, adventure, and majik! We are introduced to Mike, a 7-year-old boy who’s
    Managed to sustain love and courage despite the horrors of abuse inflicted by his own father. “Sometimes we have to live even when we have lost everything,” are the words young Mike lives by.
    A day before his fourteenth birthday, an act of kindness towards John, a homeless boy, transforms his life dramatically when together they discover a mysterious power Mike has come to possess.
    Join us on a journey to new surroundings where hope and love are the guiding forces. Mike and John encounter new places and people on their road home. Will the obstacles the two friends face become too much to bear? Will Mike’s power take him down a road of self-destruction or is he strong enough to control it?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherM.B. Mohan
    Release dateMay 29, 2017
    ISBN9781370356713
    Our Different Paths (Book 1 of the Our Different Paths Trilogy)
    Author

    M.B. Mohan

    M.B. Mohan was born in Anantapur, A.P, India. After graduation was campus placed at Deutsche Bank Operations International (DBOI), Bangalore. He is a keen reader and a movie buff. His strong affinity towards storytelling and love for books made him quit his job and start his career as an author. When he is not writing, he will either be playing chess or listening to music. He travels often and dreams of going on world trip someday. He believes in new ways of storytelling.

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      Our Different Paths (Book 1 of the Our Different Paths Trilogy) - M.B. Mohan

      By

      ILLUSTRATIONS BY

      Our Different Paths

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      Text copyright © 2017 by M.B. Mohan

      Book Design by F.T. Vega

      Self-published Author

      Typography by Adobe Typekit

      Illustrations copyright © 2017 by F.T. Vega

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of very brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

      First Edition

      DEDICATED TO

      T. NARASIMHULU,

      BELOVED GRANDPA.

      YOU MADE ME UNDERSTAND

      WHY GRAND IS ADDED BEFORE THE WORD 'PARENTS'.

      TO ME, YOU WERE MORE THAN A FATHER.

      THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

      YOU WILL BE LOVED

      AND MISSED FOREVER.

      CONTENTS

      TITLE PAGE

      COPYRIGHT

      DEDICATION

      PREFACE

      PROLOGUE

      5 AM

      THE TROUBLED CHILDHOOD AND THE FIRST MEETING

      MYSTERIOUS POWER AND THE DECISION

      9 AM

      THE CRUSHED HEART: OUR NEW HOME

      HER

      THE CONSEQUENCES

      THE CONFESSION

      11 AM

      TO BE CONTINUED…

      MEET THE CHARACTERS

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      PREFACE

      Before you begin reading the book, I would like to tell you something. Thank you for buying the book and taking your precious time to go through this. Since childhood, I used to get fascinated by the stories I used to read and the movies I used to watch. My inspiration for storytelling came from the book Trojan War which I read in school. I like to tell stories, many stories. I hope that you will like this book and give your support for my future books also.

      I would like to thank my grandparents and parents for their never-ending support and trust in me. I appreciate and hope I can give the same love they showered upon me. These people who I am about to say are the most important ones who helped me in the process of making this book. Without them, this book would not have been completed. My brother Nagarjuna Muthyala, my friends Ramya. S and Chandu Rao, and my editor-cum-cover illustrator Freddy Torres Vega, these people listen patiently to my never-ending stories and give their genuine feedback. I like to thank Freddy once again and Faerie for introducing me to the literary world through their DigitInk Magazine author launch program. I am grateful for all the friends who supported me from the time I said I wanted to become an author to the time of completion of this book.

      This first book from the three-part series came from an idea of telling a story from the viewpoint of an anti-hero. I always wanted to know what these people think and what goes on in their minds. Not all of them will have same thoughts, and not all of them will be bad from the point of their birth. Sometimes people go through tough times and become the people who we never imagined. This book tells you about the life of Mike and John, right from their childhood. Experience their world through their eyes. Happy reading.

      PROLOGUE

      We were travelling in the Ford Mustang, the car I have always dreamed of having. This is it, my mind told me. The soundless drizzle of rain fell on my face while the wonderful petrichor hypnotised me. I was resting my head on her lap and looking at her dimples which were playing hide and seek with her hair. It was an impressive sight to the mortals. I am ill and yet you guys are making me drive and having fun at the back. I hope all our problems come to an end with the money we have, John said with a sigh and smiled while driving the car. I hope so, and I also wish not to get struck by lightning on our path, Mamta said in a witty way.

      I couldn't believe that we were finally moving to our destination. Our minds were full of peace, and we were leaving our anger and struggles behind us. We were celebrating and moving our bodies to the tunes of pop songs in the car, and that's when Wake up, baby song started playing. I was baffled and asked John, Where did you get this song? I don't have it on my playlist. What song? he replied unknowingly. I looked at the car stereo for the name

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